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UN Visit to Sudan's El-Fasher Finds Traumatised Civilians in 'Unsafe Conditions'

This is Beirut, 29/12 16:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Traumatised civilians left in Sudan's El-Fasher after its capture by paramilitary forces are living without water or sanitation in a city haunted by famine, UN aid coordinator Denise Brown told AFP on Monday. El-Fasher fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in October after more than 500 days of siege, and last Friday a small UN ...

Football – 2025 Arab Cup: Lebanon Self-Destructs Despite Numerical Advantage

Makram Haddad, 27/11 17:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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No one will be able to say the context wasn’t favorable. In Doha, on the pitch of the Thani bin Jassim Stadium, in front of 20,816 spectators and under the eyes of Gianni Infantino and Lebanese FA president Hachem Haidar, Lebanon played more than an hour with eleven men against ten… only to lose 2–1 to Sudan and crash out of the 2025 Arab ...

UN Warns 'Intensified Hostilities' Ahead in Sudan Despite RSF Backing Truce Plan

This is Beirut, 07/11 18:10 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The United Nations warned on Friday of "intensified hostilities" ahead in Sudan, despite paramilitary forces endorsing a truce proposal from mediators after more than two years of war with the regular army. "There is no sign of de-escalation," UN human rights chief Volker Turk said in a statement. "Developments on the ground indicate clear ...

Sudan’s Endless Nightmare

Rayan Chami, 07/11 17:40 - Reading : less than a minute

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Massacres, rape, and mass graves. A devastation so vast it’s visible from space. As El-Fasher falls after 18 months under siege, Sudan descends deeper into a war driven by power, profit, and foreign hands. Tens of thousands dead. Millions forced to flee. And as the world turns a blind eye, here’s what you need to know.    

UN Human Rights Council to Hold Emergency Session on Sudan’s El-Fasher Crisis

This is Beirut, 06/11 19:10 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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The UN Human Rights Council announced Thursday that it would hold an urgent session next week on the situation in Sudan's violence-ravaged western city of El-Fasher after it was overrun by paramilitaries. The United Nations' top rights body said in a statement that it would "hold a special session on the human rights situation in and around El ...

Attack on Key City in Sudan's Kordofan Region Kills 40

This is Beirut, 05/11 11:30 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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An attack on a funeral in the key city of El-Obeid in Sudan's central Kordofan region killed 40 people, the UN said Wednesday, as paramilitaries looked poised to launch an offensive. The United Nations' humanitarian office did not specify when the attack took place or who was behind it but said that the situation in the Kordofan region was ...

Sudan Defense Minister Says Army to Keep Fighting after US Truce Proposal

This is Beirut, 04/11 22:50 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Sudan's defense minister said on Tuesday that the army would press on with its fight against the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces after the country's security and defense council met to discuss a US proposal for a ceasefire. "We thank the Trump administration for its efforts and proposals to achieve peace," Hassan Kabroun said in a speech ...

Violence in Sudan's El-Fasher Could Be War Crimes, Says ICC

This is Beirut, 03/11 19:49 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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The International Criminal Court warned on Monday that atrocities committed in Sudan's El-Fasher could amount to crimes against humanity and war crimes, as the UN said that thousands had fled a neighboring region where paramilitaries have turned their focus. According to United Nations figures, more than 36,000 civilians have fled towns and ...

Imagery Shows Killings Persist in Sudan as German FM Decries 'Apocalyptic' Crisis

This is Beirut, 01/11 12:25 - Reading : 3 minute(s)

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Satellite imagery suggests mass killings are likely continuing in and around Sudan's El-Fasher, Yale researchers said, as Germany's top diplomat on Saturday described the situation there as "apocalyptic." At war with the regular army since April 2023, the Rapid Support Forces seized El-Fasher on Sunday, pushing the military out of its last ...

Sudan's RSF says Arrests Fighters Accused of Abuses in El-Fasher

This is Beirut, 31/10 14:57 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Sudan's paramilitary Rapid Support Forces said they had arrested several of their fighters accused of committing abuses during the capture of the city of El-Fasher, including a man identified by AFP in multiple execution videos. The RSF, at war with the army since April 2023, seized El-Fasher -- the army's last stronghold in western Darfur -- on ...

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